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let's check in with jessica doyle. >> reporter: this is a fun week of discounts. if you love to go get a spa treatment or a massage we have it this morning. washington, d.c. area spas are slashing prices for treatment and classes. this is all part of spa finders deal days. the first nation wide wellness week of its kind. discounts you're taking half off the price or service or offering it for a flat rate of 50 bucks. we're talking massages and beside scrubs. we have two people who love spa services. i'm going to give you the vitamin hand and nail treatment. i'm going to give her a little bit of a facial action over here. just a little bit here. these are some of the products you will get to try out when you go to some of these places. >> what is this supposed to do? >> this makes your hands soft. you can also get other services like eyelash extensions, beside wraps. all this kind of stuff and maybe try some new products. maybe do a brazilian blow out. do you know what that is angie? >> it's with your hair. it can be really expensive. 50% off this week. classes are
let's check in with jessica doyle. >> reporter: this is a fun week of discounts. if you love to go get a spa treatment or a massage we have it this morning. washington, d.c. area spas are slashing prices for treatment and classes. this is all part of spa finders deal days. the first nation wide wellness week of its kind. discounts you're taking half off the price or service or offering it for a flat rate of 50 bucks. we're talking massages and beside scrubs. we have two people who love...
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jessica doyle, 9 news now. >>> and we still have rough weather hanging around out there tonight. top will be back in a minute with your full forecast. >>> and we know about energy efficient appliances but this house is energy efficient all the way around. i'm lindsey mastis. coming up, the cost and what you'll be required to do in the future. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and
jessica doyle, 9 news now. >>> and we still have rough weather hanging around out there tonight. top will be back in a minute with your full forecast. >>> and we know about energy efficient appliances but this house is energy efficient all the way around. i'm lindsey mastis. coming up, the cost and what you'll be required to do in the future. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools....
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and jessica doyle is here to help take us away. >>> so we're finding you the best deals available out of the washington area and we're going to bring them to you on fridays. and this morning, here's a way to get a new four and five star hotel for up to 70% off. this is called sneakaway.com. you have to become a neighbor by getting invited bysomeness else or getting on the waiting page. it only offers deals on high trip adviser ratings. bookings open september 20th. and i'm finding you some more deals. this is from cheap caribbean.com. it's the freshman's reef in st. thomas. great shopping, 630 bucks for five days, including airfare from washington d.c. it's a really good deal. and i have airfare deals from washington from sherman travel. $105 round trip from boston. but there are a number of cities with deals as well. new york city $129, new orleans $175 chicago $197, round chip. and we'll wind a fantasy trip with a deal. this is when you get. -- this is what you get. you start in the bahamas and end in san diego and go to places in between like ghana, south africa, china. the inside
and jessica doyle is here to help take us away. >>> so we're finding you the best deals available out of the washington area and we're going to bring them to you on fridays. and this morning, here's a way to get a new four and five star hotel for up to 70% off. this is called sneakaway.com. you have to become a neighbor by getting invited bysomeness else or getting on the waiting page. it only offers deals on high trip adviser ratings. bookings open september 20th. and i'm finding you...
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but jessica doyle reports there could be a downsize to the download. >>> in access to your phone, to your contacts, maybe to your location, some various personal information. >> reporter: he heads up a consumer privacy group and says that consumers need to be aware of the risk when downloading an app. >> it is certainly buyer beware. just the other day, i took a look and i discovered that they were requesting my innovation. what was it doing with that? >> reporter: that app might be doing more than tracking your movements. earlier this year, they created dozens of fake banking applications to trick people into giving up user names and passwords. and a recent shuttle from security firm found that one in five android applications have the way of putting you in danger of viruses and identity theft. so use your common sense before you download an app. >> you really need to take a look at the reviews. if you're the first person to download one of them, maybe you don't want to be the guinea pig. >> reporter: also use the security features already on your phone. on my iphone, under settings
but jessica doyle reports there could be a downsize to the download. >>> in access to your phone, to your contacts, maybe to your location, some various personal information. >> reporter: he heads up a consumer privacy group and says that consumers need to be aware of the risk when downloading an app. >> it is certainly buyer beware. just the other day, i took a look and i discovered that they were requesting my innovation. what was it doing with that? >> reporter:...
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jessica doyle is back to help you get hired. >> that's right. this morning we are avoiding those mistakes on your resume and brushing up the resume skill and of course there is a ton of competition. almost 15 million people are looking for work in the u.s., so the pressure is on to get in to the yes pile. our partners at career builder report that half of hr managers say they look at 25 applications or less for open positions. 38% spend less than a minute reviewing your resume and 18% spend less than 30 seconds some you need to make those 18 to 30 seconds count. and avoid the worst steps hr managers have ever seen. some of the worst cited, look at these, one job candidate put god down as a reference be no phone number of course. another listed her hobby as alligator watching. a candidate claimed on the to be a direct descendant of the vikings and another candidate has an e-mail address with love beer in it. >> consider the job and whether the humor fits the job. >> what are other mistakes that we commonly make? these are solid gold for our purpo
jessica doyle is back to help you get hired. >> that's right. this morning we are avoiding those mistakes on your resume and brushing up the resume skill and of course there is a ton of competition. almost 15 million people are looking for work in the u.s., so the pressure is on to get in to the yes pile. our partners at career builder report that half of hr managers say they look at 25 applications or less for open positions. 38% spend less than a minute reviewing your resume and 18%...
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jessica? >> an indestructible hard drive, a home phone that works with your cell phone? some of the cool new products we are trying out for your home office and they are all affordable. details coming up at 6:05. you are watching 9 news now. keep it right here. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. from his frere jacques... [ speaking french ] [ mom ] ...so he decided to study in paris. ♪ to see french masterpieces with his very own eyes. we even linked our citibank account to his so when his account ran low we just transferred funds. i just hope the language is
jessica? >> an indestructible hard drive, a home phone that works with your cell phone? some of the cool new products we are trying out for your home office and they are all affordable. details coming up at 6:05. you are watching 9 news now. keep it right here. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first....
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jessica doyle is here with a special living smart report and she's here to save us money on shopping. >> 93 days until christmas. got a little bit of a head's start. people already thinking about the deals and you could already have hundreds of dollars in coupon from your favorite retailers in the palm of your own hand and not even nowhere it. put down those scissors and pick up your mobile phone. when it comes to discount and deals, retailer's next hot spot is in the palm of your hand. >> i could be walking by my favorite apparel store, check my iphone, in comes a coupon, i'm going in and making purchase. >> gadget gurus have already embraced coupons directed to a smart phone or a third party app like yowza. >> you always have thousands of deals that are being used by 5 million people and in 25,000 places in the increment. >> reporter: now retailers are making big push to bring mobile discounts to the masses, whether it's through apps like yowza or on their own. some stepped up mobile incentives during this year's back to school shopping a test run for a crucial holiday shopping seas
jessica doyle is here with a special living smart report and she's here to save us money on shopping. >> 93 days until christmas. got a little bit of a head's start. people already thinking about the deals and you could already have hundreds of dollars in coupon from your favorite retailers in the palm of your own hand and not even nowhere it. put down those scissors and pick up your mobile phone. when it comes to discount and deals, retailer's next hot spot is in the palm of your hand....
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jessica doyle is off today. in business news, investors a wait key reports from the housing sector this week. new figures are due in on home sales, new and retails. investors will be on alert for another report detailing new home construction levels. >>> district rest debts will get their chance to get cash for their appliances. most of the country launched the program earlier this year but starting today, if you replace certain appliances in your home for ones with the energy star rating, you will be eligible for rebates. refrigerators, diswash ears, clothes washers and heat washers are available for the rebates. >>> hundreds are being evacuated from a fire that started at a firing range. that story is coming up. while you may be on the lookout for deer, it was a zebra that ran out in front of one tv news crew. >> where were they shooting that story. 50 heading westbound past 97 you will find nothing but green cars toward washington. we will have the top news headlines early this monday. >>> in the news, more t
jessica doyle is off today. in business news, investors a wait key reports from the housing sector this week. new figures are due in on home sales, new and retails. investors will be on alert for another report detailing new home construction levels. >>> district rest debts will get their chance to get cash for their appliances. most of the country launched the program earlier this year but starting today, if you replace certain appliances in your home for ones with the energy star...
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we check in with jessica doyle. >>> it's time for friday get aaways. just because summer is over doesn't mean you condition take a vacation. this morning tips on finding a fall deal. i'm joined by mary beth, the gutsy traveler. thanks for joining us this morning. why is this a good time to find a deal? >> thank you. this is a great time to find a deal because some of the best deals for fall out there right now are all inclusive packages. you won't be nickeled and dimed by tips, meals, hotel transfers, think tax on a hotel. you will know what you will spend before you go. >> this is called shoulder season for a lot of the travel industry. where will travelers fine some of the best deals right now? >> the most important thing is to do your research. there are deals. look on line. for instance, beaches, resorts, the caribbean, they are having up to 85% off of family -- travel for families fall. and they have launched new programs for families that have to do with sesame street and martha stew were and i have seen cruise lines on-line also that have good d
we check in with jessica doyle. >>> it's time for friday get aaways. just because summer is over doesn't mean you condition take a vacation. this morning tips on finding a fall deal. i'm joined by mary beth, the gutsy traveler. thanks for joining us this morning. why is this a good time to find a deal? >> thank you. this is a great time to find a deal because some of the best deals for fall out there right now are all inclusive packages. you won't be nickeled and dimed by tips,...
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here's jessica. >>> who wants a great deal on a fall vacation? coming up, we will tell you the best places to get a bargain right now. you are watching 9 news now. ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ i like the clothes you wear ♪ i like the way you sing ♪ and when you dance with me ♪ you always make me smile ♪ don't know why i love you [ male announcer ] we believe you're at your best when you can relax and be yourself. and at thousands of newly refreshed holiday inn express hotels, you always can. holiday inn express. stay you. china, they're busy building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not j
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jessica doyle is here with a preview of the day ahead on wall street. good morning. >>> good morning. another day about the economy. the economy would very well direct trading today. a host of the of reports out today. but as for wall street, looks like the rally took a breather yesterday. checking the numbers, the dow fell 21. standing at 7139. the nasdaq dropped by 14 and the s&p 500 lost five. >>> sorry to report to you may have to squeeze your wallet tighter for the next morning glass of orange juice. two month high on concerns florida's crop will suffer from storm damage. they supply 70% of the nation's o.j. >>> who wants a free hug? here's a way to get one. paul mitchell training school students will take to the streets for the second annual hug day. 10,000 students will be out there. they want to give you a hug and brighten your day. if you want one, head to the fashion court at tysons corner and get a free hug at 2:00 this afternoon and they will do it again at 8:30 later tonight. >> very good. >> free hugs. >> we know it builds up the good feel
jessica doyle is here with a preview of the day ahead on wall street. good morning. >>> good morning. another day about the economy. the economy would very well direct trading today. a host of the of reports out today. but as for wall street, looks like the rally took a breather yesterday. checking the numbers, the dow fell 21. standing at 7139. the nasdaq dropped by 14 and the s&p 500 lost five. >>> sorry to report to you may have to squeeze your wallet tighter for the...
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with that, back to you. >> all right, jessica. we have those four locations on our website at wusa9.com. >>> it's 6:37. to go along with that coffee, some brownies. we try out the pentagon's 26- page recipe. how they compare to betty crocker and what is in that epic pentagon recipe. >>> right now it's our daily focus on virginia's weather and traffic. here's howard. >> can't wait for the brownies. weather wise a nice start, virginia. however, as we get to the afternoon things will go downhill hill and tonight in a big way. get ready. the forecast on wednesday, got partly cloudy skies out there. it is cool. jacket weather. temperatures in the low 50s in many areas. we are not going to get a lot of warmth. yesterday in the 80s but by 9:00, 64. tappahannock with a chance of light showers. lunchtime, mostly cloudy, upper 60s. 68 culpeper. fredericksburg 65, 67. and this afternoon, light showers developing, highs upper 670s to low 70s. >>> we are live from springfield. edsall and backlick road no problems to report out this way. in fac
with that, back to you. >> all right, jessica. we have those four locations on our website at wusa9.com. >>> it's 6:37. to go along with that coffee, some brownies. we try out the pentagon's 26- page recipe. how they compare to betty crocker and what is in that epic pentagon recipe. >>> right now it's our daily focus on virginia's weather and traffic. here's howard. >> can't wait for the brownies. weather wise a nice start, virginia. however, as we get to the...
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. >>> jessica doyle has a special "living $mart" report. a look at the best federal agencies to work for. >> obviously something that impacts a lot of workers in the washington area. so how would you rate your work place? one nonprofit went over the surveys of federal employees to find out which haitian has the happiest workers and you may be really surprised about which came out on top. of all of the government agencies, which one is the best place to work? workers at l'enfant plaza took a guess. >> i know they are happy at state. >> secret service. >> d.o.d. >> faa. >> why? >> because i work with them. >> reporter: based on workers surveys that reach 263,000 federal workers the nuclear negativelatory commission took the top spot for the third year in a row. surprised? okay. >> reporter: max is ceo of the partnership for public service. the nonprofit has been ranking federal agencies based on work place conditions since 2003. >> the most important ingredient for an engaged work force is strong leadership. >> reporter: leadership, vision an
. >>> jessica doyle has a special "living $mart" report. a look at the best federal agencies to work for. >> obviously something that impacts a lot of workers in the washington area. so how would you rate your work place? one nonprofit went over the surveys of federal employees to find out which haitian has the happiest workers and you may be really surprised about which came out on top. of all of the government agencies, which one is the best place to work? workers at...
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jessica doyle has a preview of the day ahead on wall street. she got the blue memo. >> apparently we are matching today. we love that t. the september rally came back yesterday. we don't know about today. we are waiting on jobless benefits claims and investors are hoping for good news. the dow stands at 10572. the nasdaq climbed 11 and the s&p rose by 4. >>> nine companies in our area are on the list of the 100 best companies for working mothers from working mother magazine. working mother media says there are more women in the work place than there are men. >>> on sunday, you are going to see a change on the front page of the "washington post." a-1 will get an ad for the first time. mclean based capital one financial bought the ad place and you will see it at the bottom of the page, about two inches high. this is obviously a move biff the "washington post" to bring in more advertising but this is a big change for the company. >> below the mold is good placement. >> there you go. >> today's money saver, we are saving you thousands of dollars a
jessica doyle has a preview of the day ahead on wall street. she got the blue memo. >> apparently we are matching today. we love that t. the september rally came back yesterday. we don't know about today. we are waiting on jobless benefits claims and investors are hoping for good news. the dow stands at 10572. the nasdaq climbed 11 and the s&p rose by 4. >>> nine companies in our area are on the list of the 100 best companies for working mothers from working mother magazine....
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jessica doyle has a preview of the day ahead on wall street. a loss yesterday even with good news. >> a little loss. down 17 points. we have been up eight out of the last nine sessions. people took some profits but today an economy day. we are hoping poor good news. they would like to see the factories are humming. the federal reserve will report on industrial production for august. as for trading so far today, asian stocks closed higher. here at home, the dow lost 17 points and is at 10526. the nasdaq was up four points and the s&p 500 was down a fraction. >>> toyota is hoping to get hundreds of lawsuits tossed out over claims stemming from sudden acceleration in its a vehicles. they have filed a motion to dismiss the cases. it argues the drives have been identified any defects in the vehicles. hundreds of suits were filed after toyota began to recall millions of products because of acceleration problems and brake glitches. >>> if you love the james bond movies you will love this. the austin martin will soon hit the auction block in london. it
jessica doyle has a preview of the day ahead on wall street. a loss yesterday even with good news. >> a little loss. down 17 points. we have been up eight out of the last nine sessions. people took some profits but today an economy day. we are hoping poor good news. they would like to see the factories are humming. the federal reserve will report on industrial production for august. as for trading so far today, asian stocks closed higher. here at home, the dow lost 17 points and is at...
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here's jessica. >>> want to get shopping done? want to find a bargain. coming up at 6:00. i'll tell you why you may already have all of the coupons you need in the palm of your hand. keep it here, you're watching 9news now. building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. what's all this? big news! we have another way to help you save. oh, really? how? by bundling. if you get your homeowners and auto insurance together, we give you even more savings. ooh! big bundle. [ chuckling ] home and auto together. it's like peanut butter and jelly. oh, or like burgers and fries. or pickles and ice cream. unicorns and glitter! no? bundling to save you more. now, that's progressive! call
here's jessica. >>> want to get shopping done? want to find a bargain. coming up at 6:00. i'll tell you why you may already have all of the coupons you need in the palm of your hand. keep it here, you're watching 9news now. building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america,...
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back to you. >> jessica side things were tapering off in old town alexandria. we want to know how things are going in loudoun county. goose creek runs under route 7 in loudoun county, virginia. and kristin fisher is there watching the creek rise. is the rain tapering off where you are? >> it is tapering off a little bit, but it is coming down enough that you will be soaked if you are out here longer than two or three minutes. as you said i'm standing on a bridge over goose creek in loudoun county, just outside of leesburg, where we have been watching the water rise all morning long. but just over the creek. right over here you will see this is the leesburg pike, route 7 right here. you can see the traffic is moving smoothly along the roadway which is great news for everybody trying to make their way in to work this morning but i have to say we were on the roadway just about two hours ago when the rain was coming down very hard and even though traffic is moving smoothly it was a difficult commute. we had to slow down pretty substantially in order to even see whe
back to you. >> jessica side things were tapering off in old town alexandria. we want to know how things are going in loudoun county. goose creek runs under route 7 in loudoun county, virginia. and kristin fisher is there watching the creek rise. is the rain tapering off where you are? >> it is tapering off a little bit, but it is coming down enough that you will be soaked if you are out here longer than two or three minutes. as you said i'm standing on a bridge over goose creek in...
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as jessica was saying, there are big puddles. watch out there. so far, so good on route 7 heading into dc. down here, this is goose creek. we have been watching this throughout the morning to monitor the situation there and see if there is any danger of flooding. you can see the creek is still well within its banks. the water is a little bit rough. that is a slight concern there. in terms of flooding, no major issues here. right here, no big problems to report. i will say one thing we have been out here throughout the morning and we have seen kayakers out here. they love seeing these conditions on goose creek. they are planning on monitoring these conditions throughout the day. when it stops raining, they will head out and enjoy kayaking. the rain is great for farmers and kayakers, but not good for the drivers. back to you. >> thank you. i never thought about the kayakers. stay with us all morning long for continuing coverage of the storm alert. we will be with you for a few more hours bringing you live weather and traffic updates. e-mail us your
as jessica was saying, there are big puddles. watch out there. so far, so good on route 7 heading into dc. down here, this is goose creek. we have been watching this throughout the morning to monitor the situation there and see if there is any danger of flooding. you can see the creek is still well within its banks. the water is a little bit rough. that is a slight concern there. in terms of flooding, no major issues here. right here, no big problems to report. i will say one thing we have been...
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jessica doyle is here with coffee talk and we are shaking our heads over the skins and the eagles. >> at least we have coffee. >> i tell ya. glen. >> one way to get through the day. wednesday is national coffee day. and we are addicted. a survey came out from our partners a career builder and dunkin' donuts and it shows a cup of joe helps to keep us product i have and energetic at the office. here's the numbers for ya. 32% of workers said they need a cup of coffee to get through the day. 43% reported they are less productive if they don't drink coffee on the job. coffee equals congratulations for 24% of us. and keep the refills coming. 37% drink two or more cups a day. how many do you drink? >> i only drink a little bit to get the throat warm but i'm a holiday person. i get my white mocha on holidays only. i know the calories that are sobbed with it. they are so good. >> we have a list of the most addicted professionals out there. this is a list of professions with the highest proportion of workers stating they are less productive without coffee. the top five are -- nurses, physicians
jessica doyle is here with coffee talk and we are shaking our heads over the skins and the eagles. >> at least we have coffee. >> i tell ya. glen. >> one way to get through the day. wednesday is national coffee day. and we are addicted. a survey came out from our partners a career builder and dunkin' donuts and it shows a cup of joe helps to keep us product i have and energetic at the office. here's the numbers for ya. 32% of workers said they need a cup of coffee to get...
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and as jessica doyle reports, you may be surprised by which one came out on top. >> reporter: of all of the government agencies, which one is the best place to work? workers at lamfeld plaza took a guess. >> i know they are happy at state. >> secret service. >> pod. >> faa. >> why do you say that? >> because i work with them. >> reporter: based on worker surveys that reach over 263,000 federal workers, the nuclear regulatory commission took the top spot for the third year in a row. surprised? >> okay. >> reporter: max stire is ceo for the partnership for public service. it has been ranking agencies based on workplace conditions since 2003. >> the most important ingredient for an engaged workforce is strong leadership. >> reporter: top flight leadership, vision and a sense that your work matters, some of the rankings that pushed up the department of transportation in the best places to work survey. >> they held town hall meetings, solicited input from their employees, most important thing is they listened to their employees and then acted on what they heard. >> reporter: based on the
and as jessica doyle reports, you may be surprised by which one came out on top. >> reporter: of all of the government agencies, which one is the best place to work? workers at lamfeld plaza took a guess. >> i know they are happy at state. >> secret service. >> pod. >> faa. >> why do you say that? >> because i work with them. >> reporter: based on worker surveys that reach over 263,000 federal workers, the nuclear regulatory commission took the...
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good morning, jessica. >> good morning, andrea. since the last time we spoke it is really coming down cats and dogs. here. i'm standing in a puddle on king street where the street terminates at the waterfront and there's a lot of standing water accumulating at this point. i want to tell you a little bit what we are expecting for the potomac later today. we have a coastal flood watch in affect all along the potomac, including the 20-block swath that always seems to get flooded in old town alexandria historically when we have major rain pattens moving in. i was at the waterfront a little while ago. it seems the water levels are pretty high. even though we are close to low tide. low tide is 8 a.m. this energy morning. high tide is what we really have to consider today. that is 1:00 p.m. at that point, as howard has been reporting, we have a lot of rain expected today. so there is really a risk of flooding today that folks need to be aware of. we have been showing you the drainpipe all morning long. we will walk over here. this will gi
good morning, jessica. >> good morning, andrea. since the last time we spoke it is really coming down cats and dogs. here. i'm standing in a puddle on king street where the street terminates at the waterfront and there's a lot of standing water accumulating at this point. i want to tell you a little bit what we are expecting for the potomac later today. we have a coastal flood watch in affect all along the potomac, including the 20-block swath that always seems to get flooded in old town...